Pavel Kanzelsberger

Senior Software Engineer

Pavel Kanzelsberger

iOS and macOS engineer specializing in cryptography and passwordless authentication. FIDO2 Technical Working Group member. Building secure software for US companies from Slovakia.

Experience

Senior Software Engineer
HYPR, New York
Oct 2024 — Present

SDK and iOS app development, refactoring architecture, migrating from Objective-C to modern Swift. Working with FIDO2, WebAuthn, NIST elliptic curve DSA keys, and Trusted Execution Environments.

Implemented Enterprise Passkeys — both device-bound and multi-device — plus Credential Provider support. GPG and SSH commit signing. SSH authentication using Passkeys.

Participating member of FIDO2 Technical Working Group and FIDO2 non-CTAP Subgroup.

iOS macOS Swift Objective-C FIDO2 Cryptography CI/CD
Senior Software Engineer
Beyond Identity, New York
Apr 2021 — Sep 2024

Implementing the strongest passwordless authentication on the planet. Responsible for iOS and macOS development.

Functional programming, composable architecture, reducers, Swift and Rust.

iOS macOS Swift Rust Cryptography CI/CD
Enterprise Mobility Architect & iOS/Android Developer
Johnson Controls, Milwaukee
Jan 2015 — Aug 2020

Managed mobile app development, deployment, and MDM (MobileIron, Intune). Developed multiple mobile applications for iOS and Android.

Built a service for mobile app deployment through MDM internal AppStore — backend in Vapor, frontend in AngularJS (later Vue.js). Developed services for iOS app code resigning and publishing through MDM with internal certificates, including bitcode recompilation to convert AppStore apps to MDM.

iOS macOS Swift Vapor Vue.js MDM Code Resigning
Associate Director of Information Technology
Quintiles IMS (now IQVIA), Durham, North Carolina
Nov 2016 — Sep 2017

Coordinated mobile platform architecture, implementation and strategy. Mentored team of internal and contracted developers, UX designers, cloud and database architects. Lead Software Engineer at Mobile Centre of Excellence.

iOS Swift Objective-C ResearchKit
Lead Software Engineer
Quintiles, Durham, North Carolina
May 2015 — Nov 2016

Mobile app development with Swift and Objective-C. RedHat FeedHenry mobile cloud platform integration, Node.js, Oracle.

Active contributor to Apple's open-source ResearchKit framework.

iOS Swift Objective-C ResearchKit FeedHenry

Skills

Swift, Objective-C, C

iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Cryptography, FIDO2, WebAuthn

Composable Architecture, FP

Vapor, Vue.js, TypeScript

PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker

Projects

Passeporte

NFC passport and eID reader for iPhone. Biometric encryption, PACE/BAC protocols. On the App Store.

HomeBeat

Home Assistant client for macOS and Apple TV. WebRTC camera streaming, smart detection alerts. SwiftUI.

AppRanks

App Store rankings tracker across 40+ countries. Vue.js frontend, Swift Vapor backend, PostgreSQL. Self-hosted.

RSA Framework for VW/Audi

Drop-in iOS framework for transparent network request and data verification using digital signatures.

SecureChat

iMessage/Signal alternative with anonymous users, E2E encryption, and physical key verification. iOS + Vapor backend.

iAttend Porter

Employee presence tracking with iPad-connected biometric device for fingerprint authentication.

Education

Geographical Information Systems

Matej Bel University, Slovakia

Languages
  • Slovak Native
  • English Professional
Interests
  • Tennis
  • Beach Volleyball
  • Cars
  • 3D Printing